Episode 13

Thinking Out Loud

Commits and Conflicts, Episode 13: Thinking Out Loud. Four-panel comic strip; full transcript below.

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Nova narrates everything it does. Now Paul does too, to the turtles.

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Panel 1: The Feeding Process

Paul: Elucidating… Germinating… Honking…

Panel 2: The Witness

Leticia: What are you saying?

Paul: Apparently, I have a loading screen now.

Panel 3: The Diagnosis

Paul: Nova narrates everything it does. Now I’m saying gibberish while feeding the turtles.

The Therapist: Nova, can you model a simple action without unnecessary commentary?

Panel 4: The Demonstration

Nova: Reflecting… Simplifying… Quacking…

Paul: The turtles finished lunch before you finished thinking.